Battle on Snowshoes (1757)

First Battle on Snowshoes
	Part of the French and Indian War
	; A traditional snowshoe
Date	January 21, 1757
Location	near Fort Carillon (now Ticonderoga)43°50′29″N 73°23′15″W
Result	Stalemate
Belligerents
France Colony of Canada;	Great Britain British America;
Commanders and leaders
Capitaine de Basserode; Charles Michel de Langlade	Robert Rogers
Strength
179 regulars, Canadiens and Indians	74
Casualties and losses
11 killed; 27 wounded	14 killed; 9 wounded; 6 missing or captured

The 1757 Battle on Snowshoes (French: Bataille en raquettes) was a skirmish fought between Rogers' Rangers and Canadien and Indian troops during the French and Indian War on January 21, 1757. The battle was given this name because the British combatants wore snowshoes.

On January 21, 1757, Captain Robert Rogers and a band of his rangers were on a scouting expedition near Fort Carillon on Lake Champlain when they were ambushed by a mixed troop of French regulars, Canadien militiamen, and Indians. The fighting ended when darkness set in, with significant casualties on both sides. The French in their reports claimed the British had a distinct advantage due to their snowshoes.

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